John Franklin Kunkle

Background

Kunkle, John Franklin was born on September 25, 1937 in Clinton, Ohio, United States. Son of John Franklin and Virginia May (Resseger) Kunkle.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, 1959; Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve U., 1960; diploma avec mention, U. Strasbourg, France, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1972.

Career

Teacher French, Shaker Heights (Ohio) City Schools, 1960-1963; coordinator foreign language, Shaker Heights (Ohio) City Schools, 1963-1969; chief methodologist Educational Policy and Administration Institute, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1969; director foreign languages Laboratory School, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, 1969-1972; associate professor foreign language, U. Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1972-1980; supervisor educational supervisor service, Arabian American Oil Corporation, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1980-1982; coordinator Saudi development, Arabian American Oil Corporation, Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, 1982-1984; professional development coordinator, Saudi Arabian Oil Corporation, Dhahran, 1984-1994; coordinator planning and training staff, Saudi Arabian Oil Corporation, Dhahran, 1995-1997; French specialist, Softbank Superior vena cava syndrome Group, Las Vegas, 1998; curriculum developer, Study Direct Stream International, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, since 1998. Consultant Foreign Langs./Bilingual Section, States of Ohio, Wisconsin and Louisiana, 1966-1980, bilingual program South Shore High School, Brooklyn, 1977-1979, Interlangues, Paris, 1973, Hawthorne Oil Corporation, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1979.

Achievements

• John Franklin Kunkle has been listed as a noteworthy Curriculum specialist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Commissioner, scoutmaster Boy Scouts American, Cleveland, 1962-1969. Member of advisory board Episcopal School Acadiana, Lafayette, 1977-1980. Member church county Lutheran and Episcopalian churches, Lafayette and Dhahran, 1973-1976, 87-90.

Music director Dhahran Theatre Group, 1988, 89, 93. Member ASTD, American Association Teachers French (editor national bulletin 1979-1980), American Businessmen's Association, Association International Education, Pi Delta Phi (state installing officer 1977-1980).

Interests

• Avocations: choral directing, singing, swimming, sailing.

Connections

Married Susan Magra Morain, June 18, 1966. Children: Christopher John, Kimberly Noel.

Father:

John Franklin Kunkle

Mother:

Virginia May (Resseger) Kunkle

Spouse:

Susan Magra Morain

child:

Kimberly Noel Kunkle

child:

Christopher John Kunkle